I tried so hard to avoid this book simply because of the hype. Then I couldn't avoid it any more. And now it stays with me every day. I loved it so muI tried so hard to avoid this book simply because of the hype. Then I couldn't avoid it any more. And now it stays with me every day. I loved it so much I can never read it again....more

I loved the section on Italy, but the India and Indonesia sections were lacking...something. The writing often felt forced and the people Gilbert encoI loved the section on Italy, but the India and Indonesia sections were lacking...something. The writing often felt forced and the people Gilbert encounters read as nothing more than caricatures. I honestly wonder how much of the story really happened exactly as she wrote it....more

I sort of adored this book. It's highly entertaining and it reads so quickly. The chapters are all about 3 pages long, and each chapter is broken intoI sort of adored this book. It's highly entertaining and it reads so quickly. The chapters are all about 3 pages long, and each chapter is broken into 2 or 3 short vignettes. It's an easy way to keep up with (and stay interested in) several characters without having to move fluidly from point A to point Z. I'll definitely pick up the second installment (More Tales of the City), and I imagine I'll read all the way through to Michael Tolliver Lives....more

A bit self-indulgent, but forgivably so. This guy writes about love, life, and rock & roll like he's doing it from inside MY head. I've decided thA bit self-indulgent, but forgivably so. This guy writes about love, life, and rock & roll like he's doing it from inside MY head. I've decided that I love my husband enough to allow him to die first. I couldn't rest thinking he was going through what the author experiences. That's for you, Pickle....more

I had already seen the movie when I decided to read this book, and yet I couldn't manage to put it down. It is lovely and masterful and since I got itI had already seen the movie when I decided to read this book, and yet I couldn't manage to put it down. It is lovely and masterful and since I got it from the library, I will be buying it so I can read it over and over and make a mess of the margins....more

I felt so strongly for Humbert that it made me want to throw up every time I picked up this book. But from the very first line (Lo-li-ta...), I was trI felt so strongly for Humbert that it made me want to throw up every time I picked up this book. But from the very first line (Lo-li-ta...), I was transfixed....more

I think I would have been better off with a more recently published biography of Sarah Bernhardt. Madame Sarah was published in 1966 and it hasn't ageI think I would have been better off with a more recently published biography of Sarah Bernhardt. Madame Sarah was published in 1966 and it hasn't aged as well as one would hope. There lacks a linear quality and by the end I had gotten a bit sick of reading about the same eccentricities over and over. I know there must be more iteresting things about her....more

This is a great read for when you don't want to become too invested in something. But I'll admit it was a relatively big letdown after reading SavageThis is a great read for when you don't want to become too invested in something. But I'll admit it was a relatively big letdown after reading Savage Beauty....more

As I read this book, I decided that it would be fitting to send it to each of my book-loving friends in turn. When I finished it and started thinkingAs I read this book, I decided that it would be fitting to send it to each of my book-loving friends in turn. When I finished it and started thinking about to whom I shoud send it first, I abandoned the idea altogether, because I realized I couldn't bear to be without it....more

Constructive Nostalgic. It sounds hokey, but finding my style statement has been really helpful so far. It makes editing your life just a little bit eConstructive Nostalgic. It sounds hokey, but finding my style statement has been really helpful so far. It makes editing your life just a little bit easier, and decisions come a little more naturally. Worth the time....more

I think that writing a teenager well is as difficult a task as anything in literature, and Chbosky does a fantastic job. The first time I read this boI think that writing a teenager well is as difficult a task as anything in literature, and Chbosky does a fantastic job. The first time I read this book, I read it cover to cover in one sitting, blinked a few times in amazement, and started it again from the beginning immediately. I've read it several times since. It may very well be my favorite book....more